Completely indulgent and a complete contrast to life in Muheza....but we are having a heavenly Christmas break. A fascinating mix of other families are staying in this lovely lodge south of Pangani. The girls are thick as thieves with new buddies, and it's no bad thing for them all to have some time apart with other people. R is currently hanging out in the beachside bar playing monopoly with a new bosom buddy (it's 8pm here) and they've all been roaming freely. There's a South African family of teens, a Belgium family from Dubai, an English family on Safari & Beach holiday and a French/English family who live in Tanzania. The last have an 11 & 7 yr old girl, so we are happily sharing meals and are trying out a small sailing dhow with them tomorrow. Fascinating to have insights into all these different multinational lives going on around the world. I can easily see how appealing having a paid job with the ability to have a house with air-con, international school and a car etc could be. Not sure our children would necessarily agree, particularly L who has calculated that we have 103 days left! We had a magical Christmas dinner of Lobster under the stars with the scent of cinnamon candles and the local choir singing. Tonight we contrasted by dining at the nearby village 'restaurant' beach shack with fish and chips at a fraction of the cost....although B did then ask as we strolled back amongst the scuttling crabs as to when supper was going to be. All so relaxed....I think this is our first 2 week holiday as a family and a very good thing to. M has a lot lined up surgery wise when we get back, there are 10 more days of holiday until school starts. Some negotiation to be done on B's home tutor and then we shall see how the new term goes for a more regular work for me....
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